Alright, everything has worked fine in my car, but tonight I pull out of my driveway and in the middle of the street with the stick in reverse. I push the clutch in and proceed to put it in first, when suddenly the stick locks up and won't leave reverse. I turn the car on and off, push in and out on the clutch, push the stick as hard as I can, and still, it wouldnt move. So I yell for my dad and he gets in the car and holds the clutch. As I push him off the street, he finally yanks it out of reverse, and the car is perfectly fine. What happened? Should I still have it checked out? Thanks

 

hahaah oh god thats crazy i would have hit the dash always works
does it work fine now?

 

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That nice "click in" sound and feeling when you engage a gear comes from a part of the transmission called the detent assembly. When you move the shifter from Neutral into any gear you are moving one of three shift rods. There is a separate shift rod for each plane in the shift pattern: one for 1/N/2, one for 3/N/4, and one for 5/N/R. Each shift rod has three deep notches in it. A spring-loaded steel ball settles into one of those notches and produces the "click in" sound and feel. These parts (the notched rod, steel ball, and spring) compose the detent mechanism. The detent helps the driver know the shift has been completed, and it also helps to keep that gear engaged until the driver moves the shifter again. The detent mechanism also serves as a safety mechanism because it prevents the transmission from being shifted into two gears at the same time. (Yes, that can happen. Know what results? Boom!)

Your symptoms suggest that the Reverse detent mechanism jammed. This might be a one-time only experience. Drive the car normally but when you need to engage Reverse, don't rush the shift. Easy does it.

 

a day later, and everything is fine. Thanks for your help "D.B.M"